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How to Become a Consistent Runner and Nail New PRs

By Jay Johnson | For Active.com

What are you doing to reduce injuries? What are you doing to get stronger? If you're like most runners, you're probably doing very little to actively reduce the chance of injury, and you're probably doing only a small amount of work to become a stronger runner.

I firmly believe that if you reduce injuries and get stronger, you will run faster. I've seen this in countless athletes that I've worked with, from college athletes to professional athletes to recreational runners. The key concept here is consistency: When you reduce injuries, you miss fewer training opportunities. When you get stronger, you miss fewer training opportunities because your body can handle the stress that running puts on your joints, tendons, ligaments and bones. More...